“Simulation and Visualization of Flow Around Bat Wings During Flight” by Weinstein, Hueso, Pivkin, Swartz, Laidlaw, et al. …

  • ©R. Weinstein, E. Hueso, Igor Pivkin, S. Swartz, David H. Laidlaw, George Karniadakis, and K. Breuer

  • ©R. Weinstein, E. Hueso, Igor Pivkin, S. Swartz, David H. Laidlaw, George Karniadakis, and K. Breuer

  • ©R. Weinstein, E. Hueso, Igor Pivkin, S. Swartz, David H. Laidlaw, George Karniadakis, and K. Breuer

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Entry Number: 103

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    Simulation and Visualization of Flow Around Bat Wings During Flight

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    We present the first example of flow simulation and visualization over a motion-captured dynamic bat model (order Chiroptera). By understanding the dynamics of bat flight, we hope to make discoveries in areas such as biomechanics, aerodynamics, and evolutionary biology.

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    1. S Swartz, M-F I Aguirre, and K Bishop. “Dynamic Complexity of Wing Form in Bats: Implications for Flight Performance.” Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Bats. Eds. Akbar, McCracken, and Kunz. Oxford U. Press.
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    3. T Warburton. Spectral/hp Methods on Polymorphic Multi-Domains: Algorithms and Applications. Ph.D. Thesis, Brown U., RI, 1999.
    4. J Sobel, A Forsberg, D H Laidlaw, R Zeleznik, D F Keefe, I Pivkin, G Karniadakis, P Richardson, S Swartz. Particle flurries: Synoptic 3D pulsatile flow visualization. IEEE CG&A, 24(2):76–85, 2004.


Acknowledgements:


    This work partially supported by NSF (CCR-0086065 and IBN-9874563).


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